Amid a push for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander ASX 100 chief by 2030, workplace racism and poor retention of Indigenous staff is holding back efforts to reach employment parity.
because they do not expose themselves to enough quality candidates, with new data showing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders hold just 0.7 per cent of senior management positions nationally.
Lawyer and Yawuru/Bunuba woman Cara Peek said Indigenous Australians had been locked out of opportunities to advance at work for decades, including through a lack of education and professional networking. “If you don’t have people running businesses, from a diverse cultural base, they’re not out there understanding, looking for and hiring, the skill sets and the cultural diversity that needs to be there.”The founder of training firm Cultural iQ, Ms Peek said the debate about the Indigenous Voice to parliament and Australia Day added to a so-called “cultural load” for Indigenous employees.
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